We provide a wide range of legal advice under the Companies Act and other laws to clients in a variety of industries, from small and medium-sized companies to large corporations, regarding the operation of joint stock companies and equity companies, financing, and other matters.

• Support for Board of Directors Meetings and General Meetings of Shareholders, etc.

  Based on our extensive practical experience, we review agendas and minutes of board meetings and general shareholders' meetings of client companies, both listed and unlisted, and provide advice on their operations.

• Issuance of Shares, Stock Acquisition Rights, etc.

  With respect to the issuance of shares and stock acquisition rights, etc. for the purpose of raising funds or granting incentives, we provide legal advice on procedures, prepare necessary documents, and submit written opinions on pricing, etc.

In today's society, where economic activities have become more sophisticated, corporate business activities require legal knowledge across a variety of legal fields.
At our office, utilizing this knowledge and experience, we draft various contracts and provide legal advice on various issues surrounding our clients' daily operations. We have several attorneys with corporate experience, and based on their extensive, practical experience in corporate legal affairs, we provide prompt and appropriate legal services that go beyond mere legal advice in order to be useful to our clients' business development.

• Contractual Relationships

  In the course of business activities, the drafting of contracts related to a business is a routine task, but depending on the content of the contract, this can pose unexpected risks. Our experienced attorneys, who are well versed in business and judicial practices, draft and revise contracts reflecting specific cases, thereby reducing and avoiding risk to the client, and also advise clients on how to negotiate with the other party in order to gain an advantage during contract negotiations. We also directly handle a wide range of contract-related negotiations and disputes, and have extensive experience in drafting and reviewing contracts in English.

• Other Business Laws and Regulations

  Our clients come from a wide range of industries, and we provide consultation on business laws and regulations for each of their business fields. Based on the extensive knowledge of our attorneys and their diverse experience, we provide appropriate legal advice on a wide range of business laws and regulations, including the Real Estate Brokerage Act, Telecommunications Business Act, Travel Agency Act, Installment Sales Act, Civil Aeronautics Act, Pharmaceutical Equipment Act, and Secondhand Goods Business Act.

• Trade Law (Foreign Exchange, etc.)

  With respect to investment activities in Japan by foreigners and foreign companies, we provide legal advice on the applicability of inward direct investment, etc. under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, and whether prior notification or subsequent reporting is required, thereby actively supporting foreign companies' business expansion in Japan. We also provide legal advice on safe trade export controls for Japanese companies as well as on economic security issues and cybersecurity.

We draft contracts, provide legal advice, and negotiate for the sale, purchase, lease, and management of real estate regarding various types of facilities, including office buildings, commercial facilities, and hotels. We have experience in handling contracts for transactions involving trust beneficiary rights and real estate investment structures, and provide legal services for a wide range of real estate matters in general, regardless of the type of real estate or transaction structure.

Our attorneys not only have extensive experience providing legal advice on the Antitrust and the Subcontract Acts, but they also bring specialized expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), compliance, and intellectual property. This diverse skill set allows us to comprehensively address a wide array of client needs within the realm of competition law.

• Antitrust Act

  We provide legal advice on business combination regulations regarding M&A transactions, and on unfair trade practices, including resale price restraints, transactions with restrictive conditions, and on the abuse of a superior bargaining position, which are problematic in a wide variety of situations, including general transactions and joint research and development situations. We also provide legal advice on a wide variety of business situations in which the Antitrust Act may be an issue, including intellectual property and compliance matters, taking into account any unique circumstances.

• Subcontract Act

  The Subcontract Act, which is intended to protect small and medium-sized businesses, is increasingly strictly enforced, and compliance with this law and its regulations is important for companies subject to the Act. We provide practical legal advice on contractual relationships with subcontractors based on our extensive knowledge of various industries so that our clients can maintain appropriate relationships with their subcontractors and continue to do business in compliance with the Subcontract Act.

We have extensive experience in providing legal advice on day-to-day labor issues faced by our client companies. We provide practical advice, backed by our extensive experience, on various matters from the establishment of policies, to the appropriate operation of personnel and labor systems, including the revision of employment regulations in accordance with the latest laws and regulations, the design and introduction of systems that respond to changes in work styles, legal advice on appropriate responses to disciplinary actions and personnel reductions, and responses to whistleblowing submissions.

When companies provide services and sell products to consumers, they are required to be in compliance with various legal regulations such as the Consumer Contract Act, the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations, the Act on Deposit Transaction Agreements for Specified Commodities, and the Product Liability Act. In these days of heightened consumer awareness, any violation of these legal regulations may have a substantial, even fatal, impact on a company's reputation.
We provide appropriate and practical advice tailored to each client company based on our broad experience in corporate legal affairs and our extensive knowledge in the field of consumer law.